What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017
On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.
Last year's thread can be found here:
Jesse van Ruller - Phantom: the music of Joe Henderson
Jesse van Ruller and his trio play the music of Joe Henderson.
Jesse van Ruller - Guitar; Clemens van der Feen - Bass; Joost van Schaik - Drums
Lunchtime relaxation with the final trio.
Lou Donaldson - Lou takes off
One of those classic Blue Note records from the 50s.
- Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
- Bass – George Joyner
- Drums – Art Taylor
- Piano – Sonny Clark
- Trombone – Curtis Fuller
- Trumpet – Donald Byrd
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls.
Their debut album from 2012, which, ignoring all the hype at that time, actually did fulfill expectations, and has lasted well.
Southern bluesy rock, belted out convincingly by Brittany Howard and the band.
Now playing............
Sabina - Toujours
Streaming on NAS.......... opening the day with Sabina and taking Toujours out for a spin. Up beat music and helping to get the heart beating and blood flowing this morning!
Now Playing.........
Marc Ford - Holy Ghost
Streaming on NAS............ in the review it mentions "an ideal record for contemplative hours in the middle of the night or early dawn." So with the early morning colored light starting to lift over the Cascade Mountains to the east starting up 'Holy Ghost' and taking Marc out for a spin...........
Will and Alison channel their inner Eighties! On original vinyl.
Always puts a smile on my face, band playing tight and sounding like they had fun with these tracks
Leon Spencer - Sneak preview
Groovy organ jazz, record in 1970.
Leon Spencer Jr. (organ), Grover Washington Jr. (tenor saxophone), Virgil Jones (trumpet), Melvin Sparks (guitar), Idris Muhammad (drums), Buddy Caldwell (conga).
DC71 posted:
Always puts a smile on my face, band playing tight and sounding like they had fun with these tracks
I saw the original band in a pub in Southend, it was a great night, and Wilko was, well, just a one off, never seen anything like him on stage.
Gazza posted:DC71 posted:
Always puts a smile on my face, band playing tight and sounding like they had fun with these tracks
I saw the original band in a pub in Southend, it was a great night, and Wilko was, well, just a one off, never seen anything like him on stage.
Saw Wilko and his band at Leeds Uni. last year, and am pleased to report that, on stage, he is still every bit as bonkers as ever! 
Otis Taylor - White African.
I posted Otis' "Hey Joe" album the other day, so here's another from the modern king of trance blues.
Easy to tell that John Lee Hooker was a huge influence on Otis' work, so let me direct you towards Tidal for a listen .............
................ mesmerising stuff, and I don't think you'll be disappointed.
on original vinyl and I had forgotten how much I like this album.
The Frapp get all Silver Eye'd. On clear vinyl.
A few days with my wife away so nice to go all the way up to ‘eleven’
G
Now Playing..........
Elvis Costello - Look Now
Streaming on TIDAL......... a mention from GAZZA in another thread a couple of hours ago prompted me to place this in the TIDAL queue and now taking out for a spin and enjoying the opening track and look forward to the rest of the album!
Jazzy/Afro/Brazilian beats from the renowned bass player.
Tidal...
(1974)
Bridge of Sighs
Thirty five minutes or so of the very fine Robin Trower doing his solo thing wonderfully well...
Returning to what has become my favourite Bill Evans album, displacing Waltz for Debby (which is, of course, a distillation of this, but it's so nice to be able to hear the pieces in the right order).
Rush Hemispheres 40th Anniversary. 5 trax off the album.